WARNING: THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS
Um, was that it? Were those the tasks?
The second episode of Amazing Race Canada sent eight teams to Vancouver, British Columbia. During the intro, the west coast city was described as being one of most … Continue reading →

Next time you are wandering through the charming, French-inspired Sunday market at Cite Francophone, watch for a booth by Lucina Correa (at right in this photo by the Journal’s Ed Kaiser).
Together with her daughter, Consuelo, Lucina is selling … Continue reading →

It’s Monday, so I figure a feel-good music story is in order.
Our friends at the Vancouver Sun did a full feature on musician Jim Bennett, who recorded a bass-only version of Daft Punk‘s Get Lucky. The story helped … Continue reading →

For the second year in a row, Sam Gagner’s contract negotiations went down to the wire, with the player agreeing to terms with the Edmonton Oilers hours (or was it minutes?) before a scheduled arbitration hearing. Last year Gagner accepted … Continue reading →

A new Ukrainian festival, called Babas and Borshch, is hosting a Borshch Cook-Off on Sunday, August 25 at Andrew, Alberta, about an hour’s drive from Edmonton.
The Borshch Cook-Off is open to anyone, but you have to register by August … Continue reading →

With the Monday morning release of non-import punter Burke Dales, the Edmonton Eskimos have made it official: Their kicking game belongs to Grant Shaw.
The Eskimos have parted ways with Dales, 36, after he joined the team as a free … Continue reading →

The Oilers and Sam Gagner have settled on a deal avoiding arbitration. Here is why I like the deal and here is a link to a story on the essential posts on Gagner’s career with the Oilers.
As for Twitter, … Continue reading →